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Notes from a Hospice Nurse: Why I am honored to do my job
(10/16/20)
Several months ago, I was asked why I love what I do. In this time of the pandemic, we may be losing sight of those leaving this earth for other reasons, and I want to remember them, as well as those who are dying from this ruthless illness and those who cannot be with their family members who are suffering...
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Nicole Pyrtle: Moving forward after miscarriage
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
Grief comes in stages. For Nicole Pyrtle, it’s important to feel and recognize all of them. She’s mourned the loss of three children to miscarriage over the past 20 years. While feelings of grief never truly go away, she says she’s grown stronger by moving through it with the support of others. Through every anniversary and milestone — first days of kindergarten, high school graduations and birthdays — Pyrtle says she still feels a sobering feeling.
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Jackson boil-water advisory lifted
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
The precautionary boil-water advisory in Jackson is lifted, officials announced Thursday morning. Properties near the Walmart Super Center in Jackson were affected ...
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Jefferson Elementary counselor named national finalist
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) has named five national finalists for the 2021 School Counselor of the Year award, and Olivia Carter, counselor at Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, is among those named. The award honors exemplary school counseling professionals who devote their careers to serving as advocates for the nation’s students, helping them achieve success in school and in life, according to a news release...
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Jackson police, DEA collecting unused drugs
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
Do you have unused and expired prescription medications in your medicine cabinet? If so, you can dispose of them safely, legally and anonymously by taking them to the Jackson Police Department’s Take Back Day later this month. The drug collection event is scheduled for 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Jackson Fire Complex, 525 S. Hope St. in Jackson...
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Cape County Assessor's Office planning aerial photography project
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
If you see a small, low-flying aircraft circling Cape Girardeau County for several days next spring, smile ... it could be taking your picture. The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Thursday authorized County Assessor Bob Adams to obtain bids to have aerial photographs taken of every square foot of the county’s 586 square miles (which comes out to more than 16.3 billion square feet)...
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Jackson High School students receive research stipends
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
Three Jackson High School seniors were recently awarded $1,000 research stipends to complete high-level research projects, through Science Coach, a program of BioSTL. Mallorie Coffee, Eli Jones and Tate Friedrich earned the only three stipends available to students in a four-state area, said science teacher Leanne Thele, who is a second-year participant in the Science Coach program...
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Mom: Boy killed by car left note that he was running away
(State News ~ 10/16/20)
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — An 11-year-old who was upset about being grounded was fatally struck by a car after writing a note explaining he was running away from his suburban St. Louis home, his mother said. Zaelynn Wiseman walked about 2 miles before he was hit Tuesday while trying to cross Interstate 270 during a busy morning rush hour in Maryland Heights, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported...
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Meet Anna Kangas, Cape's point person on City Hall project
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
Anna Kangas, the City of Cape Girardeau’s project manager for the $12 million new City Hall project overlooking the Mississippi River, calls her work “very satisfying.” Kangas, a 2003 Jackson High School graduate, is experienced in this role, previously having been the city’s point person on the $11 million Cape Girardeau Police Headquarters at 2530 Maria Louise Lane near Arena Park and the $3.47 million Fire Station No. 4 on Lexington Avenue in the city’s northwest quadrant...
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Jackson superintendent Link to retire in 2021
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
Jackson School District superintendent John Link announced his retirement effective June 30, 2021, district spokeswoman Merideth Pobst said. Link has served in education for 32 years, 19 as a superintendent. June 30 will complete his sixth year at Jackson, Pobst said...
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State reports coronavirus cases within school district boundaries
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
COVID-19 cases among school-age children and young adults have risen in the past two weeks, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The state tracks virus cases of those age 5 to 19 within a school district’s geography. ...
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Curbside voting to be available in Cape County before Election Day
(Local News ~ 10/16/20)
Physically disabled voters or those with some other form of limited mobility will be able to take advantage of curbside voting the week before Election Day, Nov. 3, in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, County Clerk Kara Clark Summers said Thursday. The curbside option, which has long been available on Election Day itself, is now being offered, weather permitting, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 26 to 30 at the county administration building ...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/16/20)
Today is Friday, Oct. 16, the 290th day of 2020. There are 76 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1968, American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos sparked controversy at the Mexico City Olympics by giving "Black power" salutes during a victory ceremony after they'd won gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter race...
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Drive-in theater brings rock concert vibe to the movies
(Health ~ 10/16/20)
Jonny Tosarello has worked for 10 years as the lighting, video and set designer for Lynyrd Skynyrd. He’s also done lighting for Def Leppard. Paul McCartney. Metallica. And Kid Rock. Now, he and co-developer Chuck Stratton are bringing that experience to Cape Girardeau County by creating a drive-in theater unlike any of its kind...
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Smithsonian exhibit opens Monday in Cape Girardeau
(Editorial ~ 10/16/20)
A traveling Smithsonian exhibit focused on water will open to the public on Monday in Cape Girardeau. Referred to as the Water/Ways Exhibit, it will be on display through Jan. 13 at the Kellerman Foundation's Heritage Hall. The exhibit looks at the essential nature of water to life, the environment, culture and history...
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Speak Out 10/16/20
(Speak Out ~ 10/16/20)
Today we all saw what a Supreme Court Justice is supposed to act like. I was so impressed with her calmness and her knowledge and how she answered all the questions, and then to find out she had no notes. She was amazing. She made the liberal senators look foolish. She proved to the world that she is of high character and grace...
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Prayer 10/16/20
(Prayer ~ 10/16/20)
Thank you, O Jesus, that through you we may be called sons and daughters of God. Amen.
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Rethinking the holidays: Traditions versus change
(Community ~ 10/16/20)
Nina Bryant will cook a feast for Thanksgiving this year, as always. Bryant works as an executive chef. But in her own family, she's the one everyone depends on to prepare her grandmother's recipes, which spark memories at the holidays. So along with a turkey, Bryant will make her grandmother's sweet potato souffle, and fingerling potatoes with tender asparagus...
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C-SPAN suspends Scully after he admits to lie about hack
(National News ~ 10/16/20)
NEW YORK -- C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci. The news came on the day of what was supposed to be a career highlight for the 30-year C-SPAN veteran. ...
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Brexit trade talks to go on past Thursday deadline
(International News ~ 10/16/20)
BRUSSELS -- European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier says Brexit trade negotiations will continue past Thursday's deadline set by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. At an EU summit, the leaders came out united to still seek a deal despite the dwindling time for agreement...
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Europe reels as it sets virus records, slaps on new rules
(International News ~ 10/16/20)
BERLIN -- Fears rose Thursday that Europe is running out of time to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, as infections hit record daily highs in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Poland. France slapped a 9 p.m. curfew on many of its biggest cities and Londoners faced new travel restrictions as governments imposed increasingly tough measures...
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Forecasters: Drought more likely than blizzards this winter
(National News ~ 10/16/20)
Don't expect much of a winter wallop this year, except for the pain of worsening drought, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. Two-thirds of the United States should get a warmer than normal winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted. Only Washington, northern Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas and northwestern Minnesota, will get a colder than normal winter, forecasters said...
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Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive
(National News ~ 10/16/20)
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for the coronavirus. Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Thursday that Biden had no exposure, though he and Harris spent several hours campaigning together Oct. ...
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GOP pushes Barrett toward court as Democrats decry 'sham'
(National News ~ 10/16/20)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans powered Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett closer to confirmation Thursday, pushing past Democratic objections and other priorities during the COVID-19 crisis in the drive to seat President Donald Trump's pick before the Nov. 3 election...
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Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls
(National News ~ 10/16/20)
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump was evasive Thursday night when pressed whether he took a COVID-19 test before his first debate with Democrat Joe Biden as the two men squared off again, in a way, after their scuttled second showdown was replaced by dueling televised town halls several channels apart...
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Melonie Phillips
(Obituary ~ 10/16/20)
Melonie Wehmeyer Phillips, daughter of Peggy Wehmeyer Kennedy of Randles and the late Larry Wehmeyer, was born Oct. 27, 1972, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 47...
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Dorris Penrod
(Obituary ~ 10/16/20)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Dorris E. Penrod, 93, of Dongola died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Family and friends are asked to gather for a graveside funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Friendship Cemetery, with Jason Forby officiating. Military honors will be accorded by Illinois Honor Guard and local veterans. Family and friends are welcome to stay and visit at the graveside following the service and committal...
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Births 10/16/20
(Births ~ 10/16/20)
Son to Brandon and Mariah Lane of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Name, Hudson David. Weight, 7.35 pounds. First child. Mrs. Lane is the daughter of Todd Mallard and Rona Mallard of Jackson. Lane is the son of Ricky Lane and Kelle Lane of Jackson...
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Out of the past: Oct. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 10/16/20)
Michael G. Miller hasn't had much time to think about his new job as Cape Girardeau city manager; he begins his duties today and will attend the City Council meeting tonight; he and his wife, Janice, just bought a home in the Northfield area and moved in the first week of October...
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Smokey River 10/16/20
(Submitted Story ~ 10/16/20)
Mississippi River 10/16/20
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